Packaging cardboard for garment



y 4, 1966 H. D. ABBEY 3,252,555

PACKAGING CARDBOARD FOR GARMENT Filed Oct. 8. 1963 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEYS United States Patent "ice 3,252,565 PACKAGING CARDBOARD FOR GARMENT Hyman D. Abbey, 69 Vine Road, Larchmont, N.Y. Filed Oct. 8, 1963, Ser. No. 314,722 4 Claims. (Cl. 206-7) This invention relates to the packaging of garments, especially garments which are light in weight and difiiult to hold in shape,.such as ladies sweatersand blouses. The difficulty is increased by current use of synthetic fabrics, which are relatively slippery.

Such garments have been packaged on a rectangular cardboard which then is slid into a transparentenvelope. In my prior Patent No. 2,884,124, granted April 28, 1959, I show an improved cardboard having a neck and hanger portion initially formed above the cardboard, and turned down in front of it. The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve the packaging cardboard shown in my prior patent.

A more particular object is to conserve the use of card- The amount of cardboard used is no greater than that used for a plain cardboard having no hanger at all.

Another object is to provide a lock means to hold the reversely folded neck in position.

In some cases, it may be desired to display the garment on a peg. In accordance with a further object of the invention I provide a somewhat modified cardboard which has means to facilitate such display.

To accomplish the foregoing and other objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention resides in the packaging cardboard elements and their relation one to another, as are hereinafter more particularly described in the following specification. The specification is accompanied by a drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a packaging cardboard embodying features of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a similar view showing the relation of the parts after the neck has been reversely folded around the top of the body;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary section drawn to enlarged scale and taken approximately in the plane of the line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation showing the cardboard with a garment mounted thereon and protected in a transparent envelope;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary section drawn to enlarge scale and taken approximately in the plane of the line 55 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is explanatory of a modification adapted for display ona peg; and

FIG. 7 is a section through the upper part of FIG. 6.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the packaging cardboard is unitary, and comprises a rectangular body 14 which is much narrower than the width of the garment. There is also a neck made up of adjacent parts 16 and 18, connected to a hanger 20. These are struck from the body 14 as shown in FIG. 1, and the neck is then folded rearwardly and upwardly so that the part 16 is behind the body, while the part 18 and the hanger 20 are folded forwardly and downwardly to bring the hanger 2G in front of the body. In preferred form, the upper edge of the hanger is substantially aligned with the upper edge of the body, and both upper edges preferably slope downward at each side of the neck, as shown in the drawing.

The upper edge of the body has a short outwardly projecting lock tab 22, and the neck has a slit 24 dimensioned to receive the lock tab 22, as shown in FIG. 3.

Patented May 24, 1966 The slit is located at the upper edge of the body, or between the parts 16 and 18 of the neck, and it locks the part 16 in its upwardly or reversely folded position.

The garment (in this case a lightweight ladys sweater 26) may be packaged as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawing. The ends of the hanger 20 are inserted in the shoulder portions of the garment 26, and both the front and back of the garment are disposed in front of the body 14 of the cardboard. The sleeves and side portions of the garment are folded behind the body, and the lower end of the garment is folded upwardly beneath the body, as shown at 26 in FIG. 5. With the garment supported in this way, it is readily slid into a transparent envelope made of cellophane or other suitable packaging film. Such an envelope is indicated at 28.

The sweater may instead be placed in a thin fiat rectangular box, or it may be sheathed in a transparent envelope and then packaged in a box. The cardboard holds the sweater against shifting and wrinkling. The hanger 20 is preferably cut away at the bottom, as indicated at 30, in order to expose a label on the back of the garment below the hanger.

If the garment is to be displayed on a peg, the packaging cardboard may be modified, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, Here again there is a body 32 from which neck por tions and a hanger are struck. However, in this case there are three neck portions 34, 36 and 38 connected to hanger 40. These are folded upwardly and then reversely and downwardly, as indicated in broken lines in FIG. 6, and in solid lines in FIG. 7. The neck portions 36 and 38 replace the neck portion 18 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and there is a fold line therebetween at 42. The neck parts 36 and 38 above the upper edge of the hanger are reversely folded on the line 42 to provide upwardly and then downwardly extending portions. These have registering holes 46 and 48- therethrough, and the position of the parts in use is shown in FIG. 6 in broken lines at 38' and 48', it being understood that the neck portion 36 is behind the part 38', and that the hole 46 is behind and in registry with the hole 48'. If a transparent envelope 50 is used, the top edge is slit to permit projection of the neck, and thus the holes are exposed and are readily slid over a peg for display in a store. Alternatively, the bag may enclose the projection and a hole then is punched through the envelope in registration with the hole in the projection, for subsequent hanging of the package on a peg.

The lock tab 22 may be employed, as before. It may be made slightly longer, to better assure retention in the slit.

It is believed that the construction and method of use of my improved packaging cardboard, as well as the advantages of the same, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. It will also be apparent that while I have shown and described the invention in a preferred form, changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as sought to be defined in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A unitary packaging cardboard for supporting a lightweight sweater or blouse or like garment, said cardboard comprising a generally rectangular body which is much narrower than the width of the garment, a neck, and a hanger, the hanger being much wider than the neck and approaching the width of the body, the neck and hanger being struck from the body, the neck being folded rearwardly and upwardly beyond the upper edge of the body, and the remainder of the neck and the hanger being folded forwardly and downwardly to bring the hanger in front of the body, the upper edge of the hanger then being substantially coincident with the upper edge of the body, said upper edges of both the hanger and the body sloping downward at each side of the neck, the upper edge of the body having a short upwardly projecting lock tab, and the neck at the upper edge of the body having a slit dimensioned to receive the lock tab and thereby lock the neck in its reversely folded position.

2. A packaging cardboard as defined in claim 1, in which the part of the neck portion between the upper edge of the body portion and the upper edge of the hanger is folded to provide upwardly and then downwardly extending neck portions beyond thebody and hanger portions, said neck portions having registering holes therethrough to facilitate hanging and display of the cardboard and its garment on a peg.

3. A unitary packaging cardboard for supporting a lightweight sweater or blouse or like garment, said cardboard comprising a generally rectangular body which is much narrower than the width of the garment, a neck, and a hanger, the hanger being much wider than the neck and approaching the width of the body, the neck and hanger being struck from the body, the neck being folded rearwardly and upwardly beyond the upper edge of the body, and the remainder of the neck and the hanger being folded forwardly and downwardly to bring the hanger in front of the body, the upper edge of the body having a short upwardly projecting lock tab, and the neck at the upper edge of the body have a slit dimensioned to receive 4 the lock tab and thereby lock the neck in its reversely folded position.

4. A packaging cardboard'as defined in claim 3, in which the part of the neck portion between the upper edge of the body portion and the'upper edge of the hanger is folded to provide upwardly and then downwardly extending neck portions beyond the body and hanger portions, said neck portions having registering holes therethrough to facilitate hanging and display of the cardboard and i ts garment on a peg.

References Cited by the Examiner '1 UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,082,582 12/1913 Brown. 1,663,573 3/1928 Tharp 22387 2,581,696 1/1952 OReilly. 2,884,124 4/1959 Abbey 20646 2,941,703 6/1960 Abramowitz 2067 X FOREIGN PATENTS 903,931 8/1962 Great Britain.

THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner.

' M. L. RICE, Assistant Examiner. 

3. A UNITARY PACKAGING CARDBOARD FOR SUPPORTING A LIGHTWEIGHT SWEATER OR BLOUSE OF LIKE GARMENT, SAID CARDBOARD COMPRISING A GENERALLY RECTABGULAR BODY WHICH IS MUCH NARROWER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE GARMENT, A NECK, AND A HANGER, THE HANGER BEING MUCH WIDER THAN THE NECK AND APPROACHING THE WIDTH OF THE BODY, THE NECK AND HANGER BEING STRUCK FROM THE BODY, THE NECK FOLDED REARWARDLY AND UPWARDLY BEYOND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE BODY, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE NECK AND THE HANGER BEING FOLDED FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO BRING THE HANGER IN 